Synonyms of handicapped

handicapped 1 of 2

adjective

as in hindered

Related Words

• hindered
• encumbered
• hobbled

Dissimilar Words

• free
• quit
• liberated
• shut (of)
• released
• unburdened
• delivered
• freed
• disencumbered
• unhampered
• unimpeded

handicapped

2 of 2

verb

past tense of handicap

as in hampered

to create difficulty for the work or activity of

the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hampered
• hindered
• impeded
• embarrassed
• obstructed
• cramped
• hobbled
• stymied
• inhibited
• delayed
• encumbered
• blocked
• tied up
• handcuffed
• interfered (with)
• shackled
• clogged
• fettered
• restrained
• constrained
• trammeled
• short-circuited
• manacled
• held back
• disrupted
• frustrated
• retarded
• hog-tied
• tied
• thwarted
• bound
• cramped one's style
• gave a hard time
• curbed
• stifled
• held up
• balked
• tethered
• reined
• retained
• confined
• checked
• leashed
• arrested
• braked
• baffled
• barricaded
• chained
• choked
• bogged (down)
• sabotaged
• strangled
• blockaded
• derailed
• repressed
• mired
• roadblocked
• suffocated
• muzzled
• haltered
• foiled
• stumped
• smothered
• hemmed (in)
• suppressed
• hedged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• aided
• helped
• facilitated
• opened
• liberated
• cleared
• released
• freed
• untied
• encouraged
• unplugged
• promoted
• unstopped
• loosened
• made way
• smoothed
• unclogged
• furthered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handicapped

Adjective

Bridges pointed to an encounter last year in which an officer threatened Breshari Faulkner with a Taser, pulled her from her car onto the ground and arrested her during a confrontation over a handicapped parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot. — Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026

Cassar had argued Schwally was a handicapped driver whose right leg locked up on the gas pedal when the crash happened, and that his blood alcohol test was inaccurate. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 4 June 2026

Verb

But now, environmental advocates worry its storied tenure might finally be coming to an end under plans to reorganize a department already handicapped by staff shortages and strip it of environmental-permitting authority. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026

The Detroit Pistons entered Thursday’s matchup at Madison Square Garden handicapped with both centers Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart serving suspensions for their brawl against the Charlotte Hornets before the All-Star break. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026